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Trained in music,
singing metals, Tai Chi Chuan, and labyrinths, Sara Olsen offers
opportunities for healing experiences to individuals and groups.
Music to soothe or energize is offered at bedside, chair side, or
during a labyrinth walk. Sound
baths using gongs, singing bowls, or tingshas help release energy
blockages, balance energy or just provide enjoyment. A labyrinth walk
can be a meditation, a respite from life’s frantic pace, or a
problem-solving session.
Certification
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Certified Music
Practitioner (C.M.P.) 2003, a registered title achieved after
completion of The Music for Healing and Transition Program (MHTP).
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Tai Chi for
Arthritis Certified by Dr. Paul Lam
and by the
Arthritis Foundation.
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Level 3 Rank from
the International Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan Ranking Committee.
Member
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AHS-American Harp
Society, Philadelphia Chapter and National Organization, 1986-
present |
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ISFHC-International
Society of Folk Harpers and Craftsmen, 1985- present |
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Yang Chengfu T’ai Chi
Ch’uan Center of USA, 2000 - present |
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TCHC-Tai Chi for
Health Community |
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The Labyrinth Society,
2003- present |
Training
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Harp studies with Alison
Simpson at Westminster Conservatory and private studio 1985- present |
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Additional study at
Salzedo Summer Harp Colony, Camden, Maine with Alice Chalifoux,
Summer 1988 |
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Healing with Music,
and Healing with Spirit and Sound Workshops with Don
Campbell, 1995, 1996 |
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Singing Metals of the
Himalayas, Gongs of the World, Bon Po Shang, Level II
Himalayan Singing Bowls Workshops with Mitch Nur and Two Horses
Running, 1998, 1999, 2001-2003 |
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Tai Chi Chuan, Qi
Gong and Tai Chi weapons study with Andy Lee 1994-present |
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Mulan Fan workshops with
Zhou Lou An, 1996, 1997 |
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Qigong workshops with
Grandmaster B. P. Chan, 1998-2001 |
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Traditional Yang Family
Tai Chi Chuan workshops with Yang Zhen Duo 1996-2001 |
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Traditional Yang Family
Tai Chi Chuan workshops with Yang Jun 2002-present |
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10 Daoist Exercises
Classes with Charles Coker, January 2003- present |
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Tai Chi from the
Arthritis Foundation Leader Training Workshop August 2004 |
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The Arthritis
Foundation Leader Training Level II June 2006 |
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Chinese Calligraphy
lessons with Mr. C .S. Chow, 2000-present |
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Lehigh Valley
labyrinth Project two-day workshop, September 2001 |
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Labyrinth Society
Conference & Gathering-Resonance, November 2003 |
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Jersey City Alliance
Labyrinth Event February 2004 |
Teaching Experience
Rutgers Recreational Class-
Tai Chi, 1998
North Brunswick Twp Adult
Education, Tai Chi classes, 1998- present
East Brunswick Adult
Education, Tai Chi classes, 2002- present
Piscataway Adult Education,
Tai Chi Classes, 2001- present
Seniors First, Applewood
Estates, Tai Chi Classes 2003, 2005
Private instructor in Harp,
January 2003- present
Manalapan Twp Seniors
Tai Chi for Arthritis, Feb 2005-present.
Events
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Labyrinth Walks, held
every 1 to 3 months at the Santi Institute, November 2001 - present
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Labyrinth Walk held at
St. Peter the Apostle School, April 2004
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Provided harp music for
labyrinth event held at New Jersey City University February 2004
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Provided harp music for
labyrinth walks in mediation room Labyrinth Society Gathering,
November 2003, Baltimore, MD
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Tai Chi instruction,
labyrinth walks and singing metals demonstration at Girl Scout
“Lock-In” at Woodbridge Center Mall, January 2004
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Singing Bowls and
labyrinth demonstrations at Centrastate Oncology Nurses Weekend
Retreat, October 2004
Other Experience
Volunteer providing harp
music for various events at Kateri Environmental Education Center,
Collier Services at Wickatunk, NJ 1987- present
Volunteer playing harp music
in Oncology, ICU, and Post-Partum units at Centrastate Medical Center,
Freehold, NJ 2003- present
Harp music provided in nursing homes and private homes for patients
ranging from convalescing to actively dying. Harp music offered as comfort for mourners at funeral homes
in 2004. Music also
provided during labor and delivery for births in 1999 and 2004.
Free-lance harpist in Central NJ and Bucks County, PA from 1989
through the present. Performances
at private events such as weddings, parties, dinners, holiday open
houses.
Additional musical experience
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Harp Performances at Historic Sites |
| Cliveden Manor, Philadelphia, PA |
Holiday House Tour
December 1992 |
| Louden House, Philadelphia, PA |
Holiday House Tour
December 1993 |
| Craig House, Monmouth Battlefield
Encampment, July 1994 |
| Van Wickle House, Somerset, NJ |
Field Day, May 1996 |
| Hageman Farm, Somerset, NJ |
Holiday Open House
November 1997, 1998 |
| Lakeview, Jamesburg, NJ |
Christmas Open House December 1989,1991
Buckelew Day
August 1992-93, 1995, 2000-01 |
| Colonial Park, Somerset, NJ |
Horticulture Day
July 2000, 2001, 2002 |
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